The show to members of congress. This week on the communicators well talk with members of congress as well as some of the companies, and well also showcase some of the latest technologies. Gary shapiros the ceo of cpa which is sponsoring this show on capitol hill. Whats important to bringing these companies to capitol hill to meet with legislators . Guest well, we have a couple dozen companies, and we wanted to give the members of congress a quick, easy sample of what we do every year in about las vegas with 2. 5 million square feet. We want them to see innovation happening thats happening in the u. S. , lifechanging innovation whether its health care, its car navigation, its in health and safety, so many other things so they understand the decisions they make have reallife consequences. Host so, mr. Shapiro, whats your early impression of the Trump Administration and the Tech Community . Guest i think the Trump Administration wants the Tech Community to succeed. It measures itself by
We have a couple of Dozen Companies and wanted to give the numbers congress a quick,ese sample of what we do every year in las vegas, which is about 4,000 companies, not a couple of dozen, and thats half a million square feet. We want them to see innovation happening in the u. S. And lifechanging innovation, whether its in health care, car navigation, health and safety, so many other things, so they understand the decisions they mae make have real life consequences. What is your early impression of the Trump Administration and the Tech Community . I think the Trump Administration wants the Tech Community to citied and help drive the stock market. Were seeing positive action on nafta, rewriting it in a way which will not be harmful to american industry. Also movement on overregulation and. What be the fcc, early signs from the fcc and. The fcc chairman has redefined what the commission is doing in a very positive probusiness way. Focus on regulation and privacy. Its not the big power gr
Im finding out what that means for the millions of borrowers who are used to cheap credit. In sport, the toughest test for england in the opening game of the Rugby League World cup. They face hosts and reigning champions australia in melbourne this morning. And, with halloween just a few days away, sarahs at a pumpkin festival with the weather. Good morning. Yes, im at hampton bridge this morning bringing you a fall in uk forecast but also looking at some amazing pumpkin installations here and were also going to have a live pumpkin carving throughout the morning. I will be backin throughout the morning. I will be back in 15 minutes. Be careful, sarah. See you later. See you later. Good morning. First, our main story. An investigation into the cyber attack that brought down parts of the nhs in may has found that it could have been prevented if basic security measures had been in place. The National Audit office says that the Health Service wasnt prepared for the attack in which criminal
Warning of this massive worldwide cyber attack called wanna cry. Microsoft president criticized the u. S. National Security Agency saying it weaponized a weakness in Windows Software and allowed it to be stolen by hackers. Heres the details on this massive cyber attack. Reporter they are calling this on a worldwide attack on a unprecedented scale. There are 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries and warning it could get worse when people get back to work and turn on their computers. Unprecedented. The level of infection and the amount of damage potentially inflicted. Reporter Britains National health computers were the first to be affected. Stopping surgeries p. M. Doctors and hospital staff unable to anything else on their computer networks. Britains Prime Minister theresa may said the system is now returning to normal. The virus known asw wanna cry spread to russian banks, universities in china and Federal Express in the united states. The ransom ware affects computers through a b
In a pattern of northwest wind. Up into the mid 70s. As our winds turn back to the southwest tomorrow, a bigtime warmup. Out the door you go, 46 in winchester, virginia. 52 in manassas, 56 in arlington. Highs today 71 in gaithersburg, 77 in fredericksburg. As we mentioned, theres a warming trend coming. Back into the 80s, probably going to be in the 90s two days a week. Coming up in a few. Chuck, thank you. A digital extorsion scheme is playing out. News 4s angie goff is in the newsroom with more on the developing story. Angie . Reporter that is the big update this morning as you mentioned that massive cyber attack, it hit computers around the world. More than 150 countries. Officials now say that could spread even further today. Already there have been a 200,000 victims across more than 150 countries. This morning were learning nissan said it has also been targeted but it has not had a major impact on the car companys business so far. Security experts say that they have never seen any